Re: Re: update on Jill...unwired today ...YEAH TO : a

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How exactly was the removal of the plate done, did he do it in the office? did

he just cut your gum at that location near the plate or all the plates were

removed...how long were you swollen, and were you numb again?

As far as the lip, my upper lip was small to begin with but now my teeth are not

sticking out at all it looks smaller and so does my mouth..he will prob do

injections then I will decide if I want implants in them, or maybe I will just

go for the implants while Im under...I kind of alread have an idea of how I want

them to look..I also will have to wait until my braces are off so we will wait

until they are off and do everything at once..THe OS says he can do all this in

the office, he has a OR suite in there...I ate manacotti today, yummy..how long

is your jaws sore for..I had upper and lower this time and have never been wired

shut until this surgery...

Its good to be able to eat something though, I just hope I can keep this weight

off

Im def going to try...

Jill

russ84brit86 wrote:

Congrats to you Jill!! I was wired for 4 weeks so I definitely

understand. I also had the plates removed at 6 months post-op, as it

could easily be felt below my eye, near the nose. It was an easy

procedure compared to the first one.

My question to you is about your upper lip. What is your doc going

to do? I feel that mine is smaller and still has a slightly " tight "

look to it. Is that sort of like yours? I have not asked my doc

about it, but have thought about it.

Thanks and enjoy that soft food!

a

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> Hello everyone,

> Just an update..Im 5 wks post op and got unwired today...Boy, did

that feel weird but good at the same time..I have rubber bands for 2

weeks..Bands make you jaw feel more secure. I was so excited to eat

however it was very hard..Soreness, and I can only open my mouth to

one finger..The OS doesnt want me to exercise any more than eating or

brushing my teeth for these next 2 weeks...he said I could eat things

as spagetti, fries, mashed pots, soft meat, but nothing like steak,

pizze, apples, raw vegs..Honestly, the first day you can hardly eat

anything ..I did eat baked pot, macaronni, bite of coconut cream

pie..I tried to break up lettuce with cheese but that was hard...Im

just glad to get these wires off...and talk normal again...

> I get to go back to OD in 2 weeks..I know I still need a little

work on my midline, but my bite, and everything else is great..They

look so good..Then in about Jan 2006 I will have to get the one plate

next to my nose removed due to its bend up and left a knot..also he

will enlarge my lips at that time so they will look larger and

better..My mouth now looks tiny...and top lip very small...I still

have very small numbness on cheeks beside nose (not much), and small

amount in upper lip, but upper gums are still totally numb...

> I guess Im on the road to recovery though..maybe not too much

longer in these braces which Ive had for 25 months for the 2nd

time..first time at age 17 and Im no were near 17 anymore..I will

actually be 36 on Sunday the 13th..so here comes the cake..my son

will be 10 on Sat the 12th, so we will def have alot to party about..

> ok, enough of my rambling, I hope everyone is feeling better or

better soon..

> Jill

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> ,Jill McManigal

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